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Expressed emotion of family members and psychiatric relapses of patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. / Emoção expressa de familiares e recaídas psiquiátricas de pacientes com diagnóstico de esquizofrenia.
Zanetti, Ana Carolina Guidorizzi; Vedana, Kelly Graziani Giacchero; Gherardi-Donato, Edilaine Cristina da Silva; Galera, Sueli Aparecida Frari; Martin, Isabela Dos Santos; Tressoldi, Larissa de Souza; Miasso, Adriana Inocenti.
Afiliación
  • Zanetti ACG; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
  • Vedana KGG; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
  • Gherardi-Donato ECDS; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
  • Galera SAF; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
  • Martin IDS; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
  • Tressoldi LS; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
  • Miasso AI; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
Rev Esc Enferm USP ; 52: e03330, 2018.
Article en En, Pt | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29846490
OBJECTIVE: Assess the relationship between psychiatric relapses of patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, the levels of expressed emotion among their relatives and related factors. METHOD: Prospective study carried out at a mental health outpatient clinic and two Psychosocial Care Centers, with patients and relatives responding to the Family Questionnaire - Brazilian Portuguese Version, a form containing socio-demographic and clinical variables and a structured script to assess relapses. A logistic regression model was used for the analysis. RESULTS: A total of 89 dyads participated in the study. Of the patients investigated, 31% presented relapses and, among the relatives, 68% presented elevated levels of expressed emotion. The relationship between expressed emotion and the relapses was not significant. The logistic regression analysis demonstrated that when there were a higher number of hospital admissions in the two years preceding the study, the chance of the patient relapsing in the 24-month period is 1.34. CONCLUSION: Expressed emotion was insufficient to predict relapses. Thus, a relapse should be understood as a multifactorial phenomenon. These results provide support for interventions and investigations on the multiple factors involved in the evolution of schizophrenia patients in follow-up at community-based health services.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Esquizofrenia / Familia / Emoción Expresada / Hospitalización Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En / Pt Revista: Rev Esc Enferm USP Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Brasil

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Esquizofrenia / Familia / Emoción Expresada / Hospitalización Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En / Pt Revista: Rev Esc Enferm USP Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Brasil